UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORMINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICEGULF OF MEXICO OCS REGION

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE
GULF OF MEXICO OCS REGION

NOTICE TO LESSEES AND OPERATORS OF FEDERAL OIL, GAS, AND SULPHUR
LEASES IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF, GULF OF MEXICO OCS REGION

Hurricane and Tropical Storm Evacuation and Production Curtailment Statistics

This Notice to Lessees and Operators (NTL) is issued pursuant to 30 CFR 250.103 and supersedes NTL No. 2003-G12, effective July 23, 2003, on this subject. It clarifies the procedures for you to provide evacuation statistics and deletes one of the Minerals Management Service (MMS) Gulf of Mexico OCS Region (GOMR) contacts.

Under 30 CFR 250.192, you must submit statistics regarding evacuation of personnel and curtailment of production because of hurricanes, tropical storms, or other natural disasters to the MMS GOMR. The MMS GOMR uses this information to inform the U. S. Coast Guard of rescue needs and oil spills and to notify the news media and interested public entities that monitor shut-in production.

The attached form (Form MMS-132) specifies the information that the MMS GOMR collects when these storms are approaching. This form is available at the MMS Internet website at http://www.gomr.mms.gov/homepg/mmsforms/frmindx.html; however, we suggest that you maintain copies of the form in your office in the event the website is not available.

Complete the form and e-mail it to the MMS GOMR at evacstats@mms.gov. If you are unable to e-mail the form, telefax it to the MMS GOMR, Office of Field Operations, Technical Assessment and Operations Support Section, at (504) 736-2941. If you are unable to transmit the form to the MMS GOMR by either e-mail or telefax, telefax it to MMS Headquarters at (703) 787-1093.

Make sure that you transmit the form before 11 a.m. each day that personnel are evacuated or production remains shut in. On the form, include both those platforms and drilling rigs that are evacuated and those that you anticipate will be evacuated. Evacuation is defined as the removal of any personnel (essential or non-essential) from a platform or drilling rig.

Under 30 CFR 250.192(c), you must notify the MMS GOMR when you resume production. Use the above e-mail address or telefax numbers in the same order of preference to make this notification.

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Statement

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the collection of information to be reported on Form MMS-132 and the notification required under 30 CFR 250.192(c), and

has assigned OMB Control Number 1010-0114. This NTL does not impose additional information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Contact

Contact Mr. Jason Mathews at (504) 736-2403 if you have any questions regarding this NTL.

Chris C. Oynes
Regional Director

Attachment (Form MMS-132)

U.S. Department of the Interior OMB Control Number 1010-0114
Minerals Management Service (MMS) OMB Approval Expires 07/31/2005

HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM EVACUATION
AND PRODUCTION CURTAILMENT STATISTICS
GULF OF MEXICO OCS REGION (GOMR)

SEND COMPLETED FORM VIA E-MAIL OR TELEFAX BEFORE 11:00 A.M. DAILY
DURING THE PERIOD OF EVACUATION AND SHUT-IN TO:

E-MAIL: EVACSTATS@MMS.GOV

                                    FAX:        GOMR (Primary) - (504) 736-2941
                                                   GOMR (Alternate) - (504) 736-2426
                                                   MMS Headquarters (if GOMR office is closed) - (703) 787-1093

Name of Hurricane or Tropical Storm: _________________________________________________

Company: _______________________________________________________________________

Contact: __________________________________ Telephone Number: _____________________

Date: ___________________ Time: _________________

EVACUATION STATISTICS BY GOMR DISTRICT OFFICE

TYPE OF FACILITY

Lake Jackson

Lake

Charles

Lafayette

Houma

New Orleans

TOTAL

No. of platforms evacuated or being evacuated

No. of drilling rigs evacuated or being evacuated

PRODUCTION SHUT-IN STATISTICS BY GOMR DISTRICT OFFICE

TYPE OF PRODUCTION	Lake Jackson	Lake Charles	Lafayette	Houma	New Orleans	TOTAL
Oil (BOPD)
Gas (MMSCFD)

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) requires us to inform you that MMS collects this information to be informed when operations and production are disrupted due to hurricanes or natural disasters. MMS uses this information to notify the Coast Guard in case of rescue needs and oil spills; to monitor when produc�tion is shut in and when resumed, and to notify the news media and interested public entities. Responses are mandatory (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.). No proprietary information is collected. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and you are not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. You may direct comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this form to the Information Collection Clearance Officer, Mail Stop 4230, Minerals Management Service, Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240.

MMS Form MMS-132 (July 2002) -- Supersedes all previous editions of this form which may not be used.) Page 1 of 1

                                                                        Chris C. Oynes
                                                                        Regional Director